To See JESUS CHRIST!
Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, be strong in the LORD and in the strength of HIS might.“ Cross Winds! What oft do we face as card carrying members of HIS chosen Body? In one word…Rejection. Even amongst zealous fellow believers, the battle still rages with fires — relentless. Even in service for those who feel worthless, at […]
Read More Cross Winds!Proverbs 8:17 “I love those who love ME, (JESUS) and those who seek ME diligently find ME.” With Every Sense! The beauty of GOD isn’t gained just through eyesight. Rather! HIS glory-filled grandeur exceeds all our senses. This is because HIS perfect presence prevails! So draw nearest CHRIST’s life by the light of HIS WORD. […]
Read More With Every Sense!1 Chronicles 16:29: “Ascribe (Give) to the LORD the glory and honor due HIS NAME!” Accurately Applying! Glory given flesh means that much from CHRIST is stolen. Yea, when less to CHRIST is lifted, burdens gain more weight within. So a soul shall lighter feel when no praise misplaced remains… …in our thoughts nor any […]
Read More Accurately Applying!Ephesians 4:1 “I therefore, a prisoner for the LORD, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called…” Perfectly Assigned! As sinners GOD saved and saints HE corrects, so we are HIS children of purpose. Learning from errors to walk more direct, so THE WORD leads us forth in […]
Read More Perfectly Assigned!James 1:12 “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial, because when they have stood the test, they will receive the crown of life that GOD has promised to those who love HIM.” Salvation’s Struggles and SAVIOUR! What privilege to know HIM WHO knows all our troubles! Our struggles and heartaches, each pain and all […]
Read More Salvation’s Struggles and SAVIOUR!Isaiah 66:2 “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at MY WORD.” Without Fail! Forgiveness moves forward releasing…while its counterpart binds further still. Grace grants a pardon to unworthy souls…while its opposite steals and kills. True Love cleanses records of error…while the […]
Read More Without Fail!Job 23:10 “But HE knows the way that I take; when HE has tried me, I shall come out as gold.” Uniquely Less Traveled! A slippery slope, a hard way to go. A garden whose crops are just weeds. Unenviable places to walk through at best then hold steps to which none should concede. But […]
Read More Uniquely Less Traveled!John 3:11 “Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.” “You People!” A different “kind”, a separate “group”, Another “faith” — all together. Yet next beside, (in church residing) do not relent from Law’s pursuit! […]
Read More “You People!”Revelation 3:7b “…‘The words of the HOLY ONE, the true ONE, WHO has the key of David, WHO opens and no one will shut, WHO shuts and no one opens.” Key Disposals! A set of keys from long ago which opened doors the LORD has closed presents me with this thought’s crossroads: “Why are these […]
Read More Key Disposals!Isaiah 66:2 “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at MY WORD”. Broken Openings! HE’s JESUS, our leader of heav’nly behaviors WHOSE written WORD giv’n exceeds every treasure. HE is WHO redeemed us, our LORD and sole SAVIOUR WHOSE spoken words gifted […]
Read More Broken Openings!Acts 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”. Introducing: The ANSWER! Who has no idea what to do with their failures? Who wonders if such errant steps can be cleansed? Well! The ones who’ve not met […]
Read More Introducing: The ANSWER!Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, be strong in the LORD and in the strength of HIS might.” Post Haste! Is sin truly dealt with or do we brush thinly a film of white wash over each of our stains? Do we rest in HIS crimson or flail in our missions without faith in CHRIST’s finished work which […]
Read More Post Haste!John 6:44 “No one can come to ME unless the FATHER WHO sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day!” Relentless Drawing! Well increased is HIS drawing for things set above; now my longing exceeds every Yesterday’s measure! The future as such is much brighter each day as HIS […]
Read More Relentless Drawing!Psalm 63:7 “For YOU have been my Help. I will rejoice in the shadow of YOUR wings!” Serenity’s Wings! Does Peace stand still or is it active? Does it have “range of motion” to be known as such? Or is it immobile as titles imply which “rests” from Reality’s pressure-filled touch? Without knee-jerk reactions to […]
Read More Serenity’s Wings!Luke 12:34 “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Our Priceless Treasure! Do you watch and wait for GOD our SAVIOUR? Does HIS call draw you to HIM? Does your soul crave deeper meaning than your present walk or favorite hymn? My prayers for you contain this truth; Pursue thee CHRIST, […]
Read More Our Priceless Treasure!Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as GOD in CHRIST forgave you.“ Forgiven’s First! Forgive those whose pains have caused yours as well. Forgive every time you have wronged just yourself. For CHRIST’s cleansing power saved us from our worst! So give others grace by displaying great faith…with a view […]
Read More Forgiven’s First!Romans 12:11 “Do not be lacking in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the LORD!” With Exclusive Reflections! Mountainous seas of humanity surge through the valleys; From darkness and night, drawn by GOD’s sovereign light, to the heights of Redemption’s rejoicing… WHEN our vessels reflecting HIS glorious presence… touch those yet rejecting HIS merciful blessings… […]
Read More With Exclusive Reflections!Ephesians 1:7 “In HIM we have redemption through HIS blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of HIS grace…” HIS Crimson Beret! If you knew what it cost just to wear this beret. Every sacrifice spent and each loss. If you knew what it meant to surrender your will to fight battleswhere […]
Read More HIS Crimson Beret!Psalm 139:16 “YOUR eyes saw my unformed substance; in YOUR book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.” Prior to Birth! To define a Life only as “some clump of cells” shows rejection of GOD’s sovereign plans. To choose to extinguish […]
Read More Prior to Birth!Ephesians 6:17 “Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the SPIRIT, which is the WORD of GOD!” The Sharpest Sword! Watching the smiths of both metal and stone sculpt a sword over time, ever zealous. I sat mesmerized by their fervent intent to keep edging this object …to make the blade sharper! Though […]
Read More The Sharpest Sword!Psalm 139:6 “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.“ The Highest Knowledge! No greater scope of knowing life can stand apart from GOD. HE solely has each last detail and surely knows our thoughts! Far above the very Heavens yet inside our hearts HE listens… Always nearest to […]
Read More The Highest Knowledge!2 Corinthians 13:14 “May the grace of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, and the love of GOD, and the fellowship of the HOLY SPIRIT be with you all.” Separate yet Same! While one displays Zeal for GOD, two bring Steadfastness to bear. Three in ONE: FATHER, LORD and HOLY SPIRIT indwelling…compel us draw nearer. Praise all […]
Read More Separate yet Same!Isaiah 55:9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are MY ways higher than your ways and MY thoughts than your thoughts.” Highest Thoughts! Oh to be settled in thought without Worry; Yea, to have wrestled with Fear and o’ercome! With scars and great Wisdom, on wings of HIS Peace…such is this […]
Read More Highest Thoughts!Colossians 3:2 “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” Priority Screening! As the screen before the veil, so is this life in view before the next. What then happens in the forefront shall bind with the “Hereafter”. Plainly what we do for Self or CHRIST points to which view we’ve taken. So […]
Read More Priority Screening!Genesis 1:16 “And GOD made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night…HE made the stars also.” More than the Stars! The night skies adorned with shimmering starlight boast boldly of GOD’s sovereign hand. HIS fingers thus dotted the Heaven with lights which give worshipful […]
Read More More than the Stars!James 1:4 “And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” HIS Steadfast Command! These trials seem brutal, incessant and growing when “locked-in” every step with the LORD. While dark unrelenting and shadows still beckon, our souls must fight through this “short” battle. Because in the end […]
Read More HIS Steadfast Command!Psalm 113:3 “From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised!” Rising Together! Another day dawning, another night’s close. A separate exhaling till inhaling Hope. For come the next morning, HIS light shall appear! With prayers most zealous, our hearts HE’ll draw nearer! So watch for […]
Read More Rising Together!Lamentations 3:25 “The LORD is good to those who wait for HIM, to the soul who seeks HIM!” HIS Arms Within! Leaning in HIS healing hands and leaving every weight with HIM, so we are changed by Worship’s stance. Given every sovereign chance to there remain apart from Sin, well blessed are those in HIS […]
Read More HIS Arms Within!Ephesians 6:17 “Take (put on!) the helmet of salvation and the sword of the SPIRIT, which is the WORD of GOD.” Helmet Wearing, Battle Ready! Who fights with savage zeal against the wickedness of Thought… where demonic interruptions teach what isn’t taught by GOD. Who musters every strength to stem that tide of darkened shadows? […]
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